Martin Arbieto I don Tomas Topa Ynga fue a la Conquista de los Anti Suyo · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Martin Arbieto I don Tomas Topa Ynga fue a la Conquista de los Anti Suyo
Subject: Martin Arbieto; Don Tomas Topa Inca; Conquest; Colonialism
Period: 1600-1650;
Geographic: Peru; Cusco; Cuzco; South America; West Indies
Description: This image depicts a Spaniard dressed in a full suit of Castilian armour standing next to an Inca ruler who is wearing traditional clothing. They are both holding spears and shields as they prepare for battle. The Spaniard’s name is Martin Arbieto and the Inca’s name is Don Tomas Topa Inca. They joined forces to attempt to conquer the Antisuyu region of the Inca Empire in order to Christianize the indigenous people residing there. The caption at the bottom of the image reads, en la montana de los andes [in the Andes mountains].
Image Creator: Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (Illustrator)
Type: Text; Illustration [Manuscript]
Identifier: mta:22904
Language: spa
Source Name: El primer nueva corónica y buen gobierno [The First New Chronicle and Good Government]
Parent Collection: Latin American Chronicles
Image: mta_22904_OBJ.jpg